Mr Kipling Lemonade and Elderflower Cake Slices

It’s another newbie on the cake scene, well sort of. These Mr Kipling Lemonade and Elderflower Cake Slices are inspired by the Royal Wedding Cake picked by The Duke and Duchess of Sussex. To be fair that isn’t the reason why these landed in the basket, they just sounded utterly delicious.  These slices have been available in Tesco for a little while and are filtering through to other supermarkets. Coming in at £1.50 a pack, each box is filled with 6 slices. Lemon and elderflower are a proven hit combination so hopes are high. They were a tad sticky and…

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The Coconut Collaborative Little Lemon Temptations

There’s a brand new dairy free dessert on the block and comes in the form of these fluorescent yellow packaged The Coconut Collaborative Little Lemon Temptations*. The Coconut Collaborative already has a jam packed repertoire spanning yoghurts, frozen goodies and dessert pots and yet I confess I haven’t had any of them.  These little Lemon Temptations join the dessert range and sit alongside the Mini Choc Pots and Rice Puddings. So what makes these pots worthy of your pennies? As well as being dairy, soya and gluten free, they’re suitable for vegans and they have squished the goodness and benefits from…

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Ugly Drinks

I’ll be honest I cannot see the point in sparkling water. Why do I want to drink plain fizzy water that dries the mouth rather than quenches the thirst? Anyone else in this same camp? A couple of weeks ago the lovely people at Ugly drinks contacted me asking if I would be interested in trying their new sparkling fruity water. Now I am intrigued to see if they can change my opinion on sparkling water so let’s get our #glugugly on.  What is Ugly and why call a drink this? Well in a nutshell Joe & Hugh have decided enough…

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Asda Lemon Bakewells and Toffee Bakewells

Bakewell Tarts are a humble classic that tick quite a few of the afternoon snack criteria. Traditionally with a jammy layer, frangipane and iced topping encased in a pastry outer, Asda have given the traditional a twist and made Lemon Bakewells and Toffee Bakewells. Being the intrigued beaver that I am and seeing if these really can be an alternative to the traditional Bakewell Tart, for £1 a pop I decided to take the plunge and give these a whirl.  Asda Lemon Bakewells Triple layered with lemon flavoured curd, citrus sponge and lemon fondant I love the look of these, they…

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Fox’s Chocolatey Mousse Bars

Since the very lack lustre Red Velvet Crunch Creams, Fox’s have released a new range of Chocolatey Bars filled with flavoured mousse. Designed to be an on the go snack and portion controled, each pack has 5 individually wrapped biscuit bars. Enter today’s review of Fox’s Chocolatey Mousse Bars in Lemon and Raspberry. Milk Chocolate & Lemon Mousse Biscuit Bars Milk chocolate coated biscuit bars with a lemon flavoured filling Judging from the picture on the front the serving suggestion is just to eat them as it is. Let’s be honest did anyone think that they were going to eat…

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